View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10, World of Unknowing and The Habits of Self-Consciousness.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television show has a recurring skit about a man who climbs a mountain to ask a guru for the meaning of life.
(a) The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
(b) Hee Haw.
(c) Three's Company.
(d) Laugh-in.

2. What happens to Lucy as time passes?
(a) She stays the same.
(b) She is healed.
(c) She gradually becomes worse.
(d) She gradually improves.

3. What do Lucy and her mother do for the next two years?
(a) Enroll her in a program for children dealing with cancer.
(b) Help her catch up in her school work.
(c) Drive into New York City every day for radiation and chemotherapy treatments.
(d) Enjoy each other's company.

4. What does Lucy say is going to happen to this person, because of a stupid stunt?
(a) He will have a deformity like her.
(b) He will never do stupid stunts again.
(c) He will be very embarrassed.
(d) He will be paralyzed for the rest of his life.

5. What does Lucy's mother insist that she be?
(a) Patient.
(b) Quiet.
(c) Calm.
(d) Brave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long has Lucy been acquainted with the idea of death?

2. Why does Lucy become dependent on the drugs during this time in the hospital?

3. When her mother is asked about the wigs that Lucy does not want to wear, how does she respond?

4. What happens when Lucy wakes in recovery?

5. What does Lucy admit about herself?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 348 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample